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Newlywed mourned
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| By:Nicole
Falco |
October
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Scott, left, Kathryn, Renee and James during a family
vacation last summer.
| Family
recalls the man who put them
first
Danny Bart and his
28-year-old son, Scott, spoke to each other almost every morning.
Sept. 11 was no different. At about 8:20 a.m. Danny called Scott at
his office on the 96th floor of World Trade Center, Tower 1. The two
spoke for about 10 minutes. Five minutes later the two spoke again.
Danny hung up with Scott just moments before the first hijacked
plane struck the tower. Once Danny heard about the airplane crash,
he immediately tried to call Scott again, but could not get through.
Scott, 28, has not been heard from
since.
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Just one month before,
Scott had married his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth. The Aug. 4
wedding at Jericho's Milleridge Cottage was the last time many
friends and family saw Scott.
Scott grew up in Malverne,
and graduated from North High School in Valley Stream and later
attended SUNY Oswego.
Scott
and Elizabeth met four years ago. Soon after, Elizabeth, now 24,
moved to Belgium to study abroad. Apparently their love was meant to
be. Scott visited Elizabeth while she was away and their
relationship blossomed from
there.
He was very funny. He
had a very honest, pure desire to make everyone smile. He was very
sweet,Elizabeth said.
Even as
Scott's mom, dad and wife anxiously await to hear news about him,
they can't help but smile as they recall stories and memories of
him.
Scott was very family
orientated. The oldest of four, he was very close to his siblings,
Kathryn, 26, James, 23 and Renee, 20. While most twenty-somethings
give up family vacations, Scott and his siblings vacationed together
as recently as summer 2000 when they visited Renee in
Boston.
He was always there
for his brothers and sisters,said his mom, Nancy.
In fact, even as he was busy
planning his wedding with Elizabeth, Scott was also busy worrying
about the members of his family who were traveling from far away.
After his Aug. 4 wedding, Scott and Elizabeth opened their new home
in Malverne to 20 of their wedding guests. They called their home,
Hotel
Bart.
He
wasn't concerned about his happiness because he knew he'd be
happy,Nancy said.
Just weeks
before their wedding, Scott, Elizabeth and Kathryn played for
Danny's summer soccer league. Danny is the former president of the
Valley Stream Soccer Club and continues to coach soccer at North
High School. Scott played soccer for his father in high school as he
had played since he was 5 years old. He usually played goalie or
fullback.
Scott was also
successful at work. At 28, Scott was already a vice-president of
Marsh & Mclennan. More important than that was the fact that he
loved his job and was truly motivated to be there, according to
Elizabeth.
Although he worked
in the technology field, Scott actually earned his bachelor's degree
in music.
Scott possessed a
deep, operatic singing voice. He sang at Carnegie Hall on four
different occasions, performed the National Anthem at his college
graduation and appeared in numerous plays throughout high school and
college. He was also a member of the State Singers and sang with the
Collegiate Chorale.
Scott used his musical talents to write
songs for Elizabeth and his mom. All of Scott's talents prompted his
wife to give him the nickname, Renaissance Man.
Elizabeth was
moved by a visit from Sen. Hillary Clinton. The senator met with her
and three students at Southside High School in Rockville Centre,
where Elizabeth teaches English, following the
attack.
He was very happy, he
lived life to the fullest in every way,Elizabeth
said.
A memorial service for
Scott will take place on Saturday, Nov. 10 at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady
of Lords, Malverne.
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| ©Valley
Stream Herald 2001 |
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Thank you for
writing this article about Scott Bart. Scott was my best
friend from high school and just thinking of him makes
me smile- it always has. He had that power over people,
even in the worst of times, you could feel his true
inner, glowing spirit. He was the best man I've ever had
the chance to know and I will miss him terribly. His
family and his wife will be forever in my thoughts. I
moved to DC several years ago. Is there a way to get a
paper copy of this edition, rather than printing it from
the internet? I'd like to keep it.
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